Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-174) and index.
Modeling -- Foundation -- A model economy -- What is money? -- Money and the level of economic well-being -- Money in a classical economy -- Money in a Keynesian economy -- Should monetary policy be active? -- Is monetary policy active? -- Measuring monetary services -- Organizing the production of monetary services -- The case of the "Fed" -- Asymmetric information -- Financial intermediaries and their governance -- Corporate governance -- Financial development and economic performance.